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History is an amazing thing when you think about it, it is how we live the future.
Well lets start out how we received the names we are given.
History states that the Jennifer comes from Welsh origin and was said to have represented or had the meaning of "White Spirit or White phantom, or White Wave". History from around the world also tells us that the one with the name Jennifer is "Fair" and " " Seeks Justice".

And Mythology shows through our knowledge of history that Jennifer comes from the Original Guinevere who happened to be married to King Arthur. And also the the name Genevieve. The name Jennifer was made most Popular in the early 20th century when the name was featured in a play by George Bernard Shaw,
Called " The Doctors Dilemma."
There are quite a few different types of Spelling for the name Jennifer, here are some of them, Jenniffer Jenifferr, Gennifer, Jennipher, Genifer, Jenifer, Jeniferr, Jeniferr. And if you happen to live through the 1970's and the 1980's you would know that the name was ranked the number one for Girls names for almost 20 years and is considered one of the favourite names for a fallback name, if a name is not thought of that works.

And some of the most famous people with the name Jennifer are;
Jennifer Aniston; Actress
Jennifer Gartner; Actress
Jennifer Love Hewitt; Actress, Musician
Jennifer Lopez; Actress, Musician
Jennifer Capriati; Tennis Professional
Jennifer Atkinson; 20th Century writer
Jennifer Jones; Actress from the early 1940's
Jennifer Pena; Actress, Musician, (Mexican background )
Jennifer Morrison; Actress, Producer, Voice over for Video Games
Jen Wood; U.S. Musician
Jen Tynin; U.S. Songwriter
Jen Sorenson; U.S Cartoonist

And growing up in the 70's and 80's I can honestly say it was truly difficult;'
every time you heard the name Jennifer being yelled you always turned to look to see if it was you getting into trouble. And I am sure while I was going through the School years there was always at least two or three in each of my Classes. And I have always had a few different nicknames like Jenn, Jenny, and my favourite the nickname my father still calls me today is Fer.

Sources:
Wikepedia, the name Jennifer
The Baby Name Wizard, Laura Wattenburg
The new age Baby Name book, Sue Browder
Hey Baby!, Shandley McMurray
Baby Name Facts.com

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